adj · neutral
available
/əˈveɪləbl/a·VAIL·a·ble
Band 5-6speakingtask2
able to be used, obtained, or reached
Examples
“Tickets are available online.”
“The teacher will be available after class.”
“Rooms become available when guests check out.”
Band 8 sentence
“A limited number of tickets were made available to students who registered in advance.”
Collocations
- available to someone
- available for purchase
- become available
Word family
avail vavailable adjavailability n
Common mistakes
I am available help you.→I am available to help you.
There are available rooms at the hotel.→There are rooms available at the hotel.
Say it for a higher band
5free→6accessible→7+available
Synonyms
accessible
on hand
Easily confused
accessible
“The museum is accessible by public transport.”
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